Tiwi Islanders: For the Living
Thursday, Aug. 07, 2008The 2700 Tiwi people live on Bathurst and Melville Islands, off northern Australia. In Portrait of a People, Heide Smith combines images of the past and a troubled present that tell a painful story
Photographs by Heide Smith (heidesmith.com)
Presidents and Their Dogs
Thursday, Aug. 07, 2008The Obamas select a Portuguese water dog to join them in the White House, continuing a long tradition of Presidential first dogs
The Annual Twins Days Festival
Monday, Aug. 04, 2008Photographer Matt Eich visits Twinsburg, Ohio as it plays host to its annual gathering of identicals, fraternals, triplets and their families
A Long History of Olympic Politics
Thursday, Aug. 07, 2008Since the world's nations started to come together in 1896 to compete, politics have rarely stayed out of the Olympic arena
Primates on the Danger List
Tuesday, Aug. 05, 2008Almost half the world's primate species face extinction according to a new report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Primate Specialist Group. Here's a look at some of the most threatened.
Stoner Cinema
Thursday, Apr. 07, 2011Your Highness is the latest pot movie to hit theaters. Here are some of the other classics of the genre.
Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
1918 - 2008
Monday, Aug. 04, 2008
The Nobel Prize-winning author who exposed the horrors of the Soviet gulags and who became the conscience of the Russian nation has died in Moscow at age 89.
Between Duty and Downtime in Afghanistan
Wednesday, Jul. 30, 2008Photographer Marco Di Lauro documents the daily life of British soldiers deployed in the battle against the Taliban
Renting a Modernist House
Wednesday, Jul. 30, 2008For the Eames armchair traveler, here's a guide to renting Modernist homes in Palm Springs, California and beyond.
The Art of The Family Dog
Wednesday, Jul. 30, 2008Four decades after the Summer of Love, the work of the artists who defined the look of an era is reborn
The Great 1908 New York-to-Paris Automobile Race
Friday, Jun. 20, 2008On July 30, 1908, the Thomas Flyer crossed the finish line of a car race that had traversed three continents in 169 days. One hundred years later, a group of racing executives is planning to recreate the "The Great Race"
Animals in Space
Monday, Jul. 28, 2008As Iran launches a small menagerie into orbit atop its first spacegoing rocket, TIME pays tribute to the unsung, furry pioneers who journeyed into space, paving the way for humankind.
The Large Hadron Particle Collider
Friday, May. 30, 2008After more than 25 years of preparation, the huge particle accelerator outside Geneva went on line in 2008, as scientists attempted to re-create the conditions produced by the Big Bang.
The Secrets of London's Buried Bones
Friday, Jul. 25, 2008Ancient skeletons in a new exhibition at London's Wellcome Collection reveal how Londoners once lived.
Photographs courtesy of the Museum of London/Wellcome Images
Barack Obama Visits Berlin
Thursday, Jul. 24, 2008TIME photographer Callie Shell catches up with the candidate during his stop in the German capital
Those Things Money Can Buy
Monday, Jul. 21, 2008Money can't buy you happiness,
but it can buy you a lot of fun toys
High Wire Act
Monday, Jul. 21, 2008Philippe Petit gained fame for his illegal walk between the former Twin Towers on August 7, 1974
A Holy Dispute
Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2008A centuries-old temple has become the stage of a very modern military standoff this week as Thailand and Cambodia wrangle over who owns a piece of land on the nations' borders
Dylan's Real Moments
Friday, Jun. 06, 2008Real Moments - Bob Dylan by Barry Feinstein, a book of photographs takes us behind the scenes during Dylan's first electric tour of Europe
The Purity Ball
Tuesday, Jul. 15, 2008Fathers across the country are promising to protect their daughters' virtue until marriage
Photographs by Marvi Lacar / Reportage / Getty for TIME
Changing Karachi
Tuesday, Jul. 15, 2008The Pakistani metropolis wants to be the next Dubai, but can the city achieve lofty ambitions? Photographs for TIME by Adam Ferguson
The Louvre: France's Iconic Museum
Thursday, Jul. 17, 2008Times are changing at the world's most popular museum, which is richer, bolder and edgier than ever before.
Photographs for TIME by Ulrich Lebeuf / MYOP
Batman Battles the Bad Guys
Tuesday, Jul. 15, 2008Heath Ledger's Joker is the latest in a long line of the Dark Knight's foes.
The Wondrous World of the Imperiled Coral Reefs
Friday, Jul. 11, 2008The habitats of thousands of species are threatened with extinction
Bastille Day Celebrations
Tuesday, Jul. 15, 2008French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited European and North African leaders to Paris to inaugurate a Union for the Mediterranean. The perfect setpiece: the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysées, honoring the French Revolution.
The iPhone 3G Hits Stores
Friday, Jul. 11, 2008People around the world line-up to buy Apple's latest gadget
High Tea in Malaysia
Wednesday, Jul. 09, 2008Tea tourism attracts travelers to the Cameron Highlands Resort, where classic tea service is provided right on the plantation grounds
Photographs for TIME by Peter Hunt
Afghanistan's Ongoing War
Tuesday, Jul. 15, 2008With more soldiers dying in Afghanistan than Iraq, a look at the struggle to secure one vital province shows why the fight against the Taliban is deadlier than ever
Photographs for TIME by Zalmai
Cricket 2.0
Tuesday, Jul. 08, 2008A Texan tycoon bankrolls a sped-up version of the classic sport, hoping that it can find an audience in the United States
The Eight New Natural Wonders
Wednesday, Jul. 09, 2008UNESCO names eight new wonders to its World Heritage List
China on the Wild Side
Monday, Jun. 30, 2008Photographer Rian Dundon explores life on the fringes of the People's Republic
Mark Twain: Portraits
Wednesday, Jul. 02, 2008The celebrated author and humorist was feted in photographs his entire career
Pakistan's Vulnerable North-West Passage
Tuesday, Jul. 01, 2008Armed militant groups push into Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province and its principal city, Peshawar, threatening the stability of a key transit point in the American effort to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan
Wimbledon: An Alternative Look
Wednesday, Jul. 02, 2008Plenty of photographers can get shots of the likes of Roger Federer winning tennis matches. TIME decides to take a different look at what's been going on at the Grand Slam.
Photos by Getty
It Fell From the Sky
Friday, Jun. 27, 2008Meteors striking the surface of the earth leave behind an otherworldly mark. The most notorious of them — an enigmatic explosion that took place above Siberia on June 30, 1908 — is the inspiration for a gallery of striking photographs.
Glastonbury Festival 2008
Monday, Jun. 30, 2008Held on Worthy Farm near Glastonbury, England, the festival turns more than 320 hectares of rolling countryside into a tented city — the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world.
Euro 2008: The Final Games
Monday, Jun. 30, 2008TIME wraps up one of the greatest European Championships ever with a look back at some magical moments from the quarter-finals onwards
Cold War Mountain
Friday, Jun. 27, 2008Life at NORAD's Colorado Bunker Hideaway
Photographs for TIME by Matt Slaby
75 Years of Drive-ins
Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2008In the era of high speed internet, an American institution proves its durability
The Challenge of Helmand
Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2008A British unit plays cat and mouse with the Taliban in a strategically vital province of Afghanistan
Photographs for TIME by Zalmaï
We Love Robots
Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2008You think Wall-E is cute? Check out this gallery of adorable — and real — automatons
Political High Tension in Zimbabwe
Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2008President Robert Mugabe has bullied the opposition into submission with violence and terror
Future Sport
Monday, Jun. 23, 2008Don't call them dweebs. In South Korea, computer-game players are serious athletes driving a sport that is reaching big-money sponsors and millions of spectators worldwide
Photographs for Time by Kemal Jufri / Imaji
An Urban Adventure
Monday, Jun. 23, 2008Part gymnastics, part tai chi, parkour brings thrills and discipline to
enthusiasts
Photographs for TIME by Philippe Dudouit
China's Hoop Dreams
Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2008Thanks to the international success of players like Yao Ming, street basketball has taken off in urban China
Photographs for TIME by Daniele Dainelli / Contrasto
Centre Court Catwalk
Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2008The world's top tennis players cut a dash at Wimbledon in tuxes, trenches and tutus.
Boxing Out of Poverty and Prison in Thailand
Monday, Jun. 23, 2008For some, boxing has become a hard-won ticket out of a life of crime in Thailand
Photographs for Time by Philip Blenkinsop / Noor
Hats Off to Royal Ascot
Friday, Jun. 20, 2008One of the annual highlights of the British racing calendar, Royal Ascot is always as much about the fashions as the actual horses taking part